Carbon storage public register

The NSTA maintains a public register of all carbon storage permits granted and information relating to licensing.

Regulation 9 of the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations 2010 requires that a public register is established and maintained containing information regarding the storage permits granted and a permanent register of all closed storage sites and surrounding storage complexes.

Section 29 of the Energy Act provides that the NSTA must maintain a register containing prescribed information relating to carbon storage licences. The Act sets out a number of exemptions to information being provided such as information that would be contrary to the interests of national security.